Reading with magnifiers

Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1231-1248

  Brinker, Berry P L M Den ^a   Beek, Peter J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Contrast sensitivity; Fourier analysis; Macular degeneration; Sensory aids; Vision subnormal; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EYE PROTECTION; PERSONNEL; TECHNICAL WRITING; VISUALIZATION;

READING WITH MAGNIFIERS; TEXTUAL INFORMATION;

VISION AIDS;

BODY MOVEMENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE MOVEMENT; HAND; HEAD; HUMAN; READING; REVIEW; TRUNK; VISUAL AID; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; READING; SENSORY AIDS; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISION, LOW;

EID: 0030273203     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139608964542     Document Type: Article

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